#Fugees the score 20th anniversary movie#

“It’s not that it was wrong it’s just that it was too good to be true.

“It was like we knew it wasn’t going to work from the start, but we couldn’t shy away,” writes Clef, who was married to another woman at the time of the affair. If what Wyclef writes in his book was true, fans were responding not just to the Caribbean-flavored thinking man’s boom-bap found throughout the record, but also the romantic chemistry between him and Hill, his secret lover throughout this period. Thanks to its three massive singles - “Fu-Gee-La,” the Roberta Flack cover “Killing Me Softly,” and “Ready or Not” - The Score topped the Billboard 200 and went six-times platinum by October 1997. “Our recordings were pure - no tricks in sight - and it connected with music fans around the world.”Įxclusive: Wyclef Jean Talks Making ‘Clefication’ Album With Avicii & Performs ‘Divine Sorrow’ “ The Score is raw storytelling,” Clef writes in his 2012 memoir Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story. Following the disappointing sales of their shouty 1994 debut, Blunted on Reality, Fugees knew they needed to recalibrate their weapons if they were going to mount a mainstream invasion. Clef, Hill, and third member Pras Michael - the man responsible for getting the whole thing going in the late ‘80s - were militant and melodic, soldiers for change and students of pop music. Here’s to a bright future for the group, and hopefully many new albums to come.There’s real instrumentation for the rock fans, a fairly obvious Bob Marley cover for stoners and college kids, and enough soulful vocals from figurehead Lauryn Hill to court middle-aged listeners still on the fence about hip-hop. Regarded as one of the most influential groups of the 90s, Fugees have sold over 22 million records worldwide. In 2007, Pras said we would “ have a better chance of seeing Osama Bin Laden and (George W.) Bush in Starbucks having a latte, discussing foreign policies, before there will be a Fugees reunion.” The latest reports suggest a stark difference in feeling with the group previously insisting a reunion would never materialise. There is a lot of buzz and they all want to make it happen.”

#Fugees the score 20th anniversary movie#

“ There are loads of ideas being thrown around, including a tour, a movie and maybe even new music - it could be their first album in 25 years.

“ Lauryn, Pras and Wyclef are still discussing what exactly they will do but they have managed to talk through everything which happened last time and feel like the time is right to return. “ It is the reunion which nobody ever believed would happen but it looks like Fugees will finally reunite,” a source informed The Sun. Now according to reports, the trio are back in contact and are even considering giving things another shot. Although tensions and creative differences between the members reached tipping point and ultimately led to the group’s official disbanding. The group did reunite in 2004 to embark on a huge tour and even began work on a third album. However, members Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, had gone their separate ways in 1997 to pursue solo careers. The Score peaked at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and is considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, including hit singles Killing Me Softly (see below), Ready or Not, and Fu-Gee-La. According to reports, the iconic, 90s Haitian-American hip hop group have set aside their differences and are considering giving it another bash.ĭespite releasing just two albums, ‘94’s Blunted on Reality and ‘96’s The Score, the group became a commercial success. The Fugees are reportedly finally over their age-long feud and will reunite for the first time in more than 15 years. Iconic 90s hip hop group, The Fugees are reportedly reuniting as they feel 'the time is right to return'.